Gospel: John 13:16-20
When Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them: “Amen, amen,
I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater
than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do
it. I am not speaking of all of you. I know those whom I have chosen. But so
that the Scripture might be fulfilled, The one who ate my food has raised his
heel against me. From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when
it happens you may believe that I AM. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever
receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one
who sent me.”
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Reflection:
Are you afraid of suffering and betrayal? In His humanity Jesus was also
afraid of sufferings and betrayal. But His fears did not prevent Him from
achieving His salvific mission. It even further strengthened His resolve to
continue amidst the difficulty of His mission. Jesus never gave up no matter
how hard the odds were against Him for He knew that He has a mission to achieve.
Marriage starts like a rose garden and it seems that everything is rosy,
beautiful and sweet. But after a period of time problems would crop up, there
shall be sufferings and sometimes betrayal of vows. So what must we do? Should
we simply walk away with our heads bowed in defeat? Or we stay, bear the brunt
of the sufferings/betrayal and fight for the sanctity of the marriage covenant.
We must stay and fight for the sanctity of the marriage covenant. Let us
remember that Jesus remained with His mission notwithstanding the sufferings
and betrayals. What if Jesus simply gave up and walked away from His mission of
salvation? Anyway He’s God and powerful but He remained for His love for God
and for all of us.
Many married couples nowadays choose the easy way out when testing comes
to their marriage. They choose to betray and eventually walk away from their
marriage covenant. They simply walk away notwithstanding their sacred vows and
the welfare of their children.
Jesus never walked away from His responsibilities towards humanity
notwithstanding the sufferings and betrayals. He faced it all and triumphed
over it! – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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